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Sep 01, 2014
I recently lost about 15 pounds - back to the weight I was when I first found extended cup sizes and had that revelation many of us have had. I immediately dug out the bras, mostly 40FFs, thinking that I'd immediately fit into them. The bands fit, but the cups do not. So, I trekked to the closest store with extended sizes - a Nordstrom in the US - and tried on about ten bras. I tried one 38, the rest 40s, and from FF to H. Elomis have fit me well and many of the 40FFs were Elomit, so I tried Persia, Rita, Eva, and several others I don't remember. Lo and behold, I'm not a 40 FF, I'm now a 40GG???? The Eva was a 40G and I had tissue spilling over the top. I was really surprised. The Rita, in a 40GG, fit beautifully, so I brought it home with me. One of the others did fit in a 40G, but I can't remember which one.
Is it common to have cup sizes vary that much over time? It never occurred to me that I would be the same weight and need a different size bra that I'd been wearing. Or has Elomi changed their sizing? I doubt it. I've never had my breasts change much from hormones or water weight, so this is sort of new to me.
Huh. Well, so much for the 10-15 bras that I thought I'd be able to wear. Now I guess I get to go shopping. Part of me wants to wait - there are more options in 38s than in 40s and if I lose a few more pounds, I might be able to try brands that I've usually sized out of. In the meantime, I'm still wearing the 40FFs much of the time - mostly it's just a bit of tissue at the top of the cup that spills and I rarely wear tight clothes that show that. Hmmmm - maybe that's the issue - that I've become more top heavy instead of pretty even and I need to look for bras that are more open at the top...not sure...
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If I were to use one word? Migration.
Boobs find their way back to "normal" (read more as "natural") after you stop squishing them flat with VS-type sizing. Their journey takes a long time. And weight gain/loss affects different bodies differently.
Your body basically moved around the furniture while you were away in a different weight zone.
:)
I lost 100+ lbs, and I found that I lost band sizes much faster than cup sizes during that process. I started out a 36K/38JJ, and during the loss process even found myself 28J at one point before settling at my current size: around a 30G-GG.
So I would say this is completely normal. Hold onto a few of the 40FFs, as it's possible that continued weight loss MIGHT land you back in that size range, but weight gets put on unevenly and comes off unevenly. There's no telling where or when your body will take off those extra pounds.
Of course, you can possibly be looking at migration too, as said, but it is perfectly normal to have huge variations during weight loss.
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